The Cost of Being Single (not single mums, proper single)

nearlynew

As a man, being in a relationship is easy as long as you whisper those 3 magic words.............


"You're right love"



sorted.

lazer

At least the singles in England do get the 25% council tax reduction, in N.Ireland - we get nothing!

I do agree thats its far more expensive being single, through costs of accommodation not being shared, food is more expensive one.

Alos socialising - couples are usually happy enough to have cosy nights in etc, whereas when your single you tend to spend more going to out to do things with friends.

To those who said there is a cost in terms of buying rounds, sharing taxis etc, I think you will find if you explain this to your freinds they should understand, if they refuse to consider themselves as individuals and spilt things evenly, then they really aren't true friends

PasturesNew

Malcolm. wrote: »

Women need to give signals though: smile, laugh at his jokes, play with your hair, play tongue tennis e.t.c. e.t.c!

I can't read or give signals. Part of ASD means not being able to read them, completely oblivious. Absolutely ... wouldn't have a clue. As for making them ... again, we don't do eye contact (except where we're deliberately forcing it)... if I fancied a bloke I'd just look at the floor all night and expect him to come over. They never did.

chucky

PasturesNew wrote: »

Men pick a woman ... and the women choose whether to accept. It's definitely a male-driven situation....

i've always thought it to be the other way - never chase a woman, it makes life too easy for her... make her work for your love. she'll adore you forever...

neverdespairgirl

PasturesNew wrote: »

There are more women than men - in every age group.

I don't think that's right. As I understand it, more male foetuses are conceived than female ones, but babies, children, young adults etc are all more likely to die if male than if female (in the UK).

So there is a point at which a male majority in an age group turns to a female one, but I don't know what the age is.

Edited to say - looked at Wikipedia. It reckons 105 boys are born for every 100 girls.

"n the United States, the sex ratios at birth over the period 1970–2002 were 105 for the white non-Hispanic population, 104 for Mexican Americans, 103 for African Americans and Indians, and 107 for mothers of Chinese or Filipino ethnicity.[1] Among Western European countries ca. 2001, the ratios ranged between 104 in Belgium and 107 in Portugal. In the aggregated results of 56 Demographic and Health Surveys[2] in African countries, the ratio is 103, though there is also considerable country-to-country variation"

In the UK in the 15 to 64 age range, there are 1.03 men for every 1 woman.

PasturesNew

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

I don't think that's right. As I understand it, more male foetuses are conceived than female ones, but babies, children, young adults etc are all more likely to die if male than if female (in the UK).

So there is a point at which a male majority in an age group turns to a female one, but I don't know what the age is.

Bit of an old link, but I'm in a hurry to find something

Whereas in the past women only began to outnumber men from the late 40s and over, now there are more women than men in all age brackets from 22 onwards.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2287650.stm

Edit: Another find, it looks like they think they emigrated: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3601493.stm

treliac

So life's a breeze if you're a young girl - plenty to choose from. By the time you reach middle age, the available men are running out. And by the time you retire, there's none left in the pool at all. Hence the sea of female faces if you peep inside a residential home for the elderly.

I think you're better off as you are PN. No-one to answer to but yourself. You've got a lot to be thankful for.

andyroberts1967

PasturesNew wrote: »

It's by scrimping on some things, you can afford the things that are more important. I need a good car for getting about, job hunting, commuting (if/when I get a job). Shoes are unimportant.

My mum always used to say to me (and still does) - Always buy good quality shoes and a good quality bed, because when you're not in one, you're in the other.

PasturesNew

andyroberts1967 wrote: »

My mum always used to say to me (and still does) - Always buy good quality shoes and a good quality bed, because when you're not in one, you're in the other.

LOL - I've spent a lot of my life without a bed even
Shoes aren't important.
My £5 fake crocs are so comfy I bought 3 pairs, so I expect them to last me about 10+ years.

I'd say, in my "usual lifestyle", I'm mostly on the sofa or in the car.

ess0two

chucky wrote: »

i've always thought it to be the other way - never chase a woman, it makes life too easy for her... make her work for your love. she'll adore you forever...

Treat em mean,keeps em keen.